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SS Southwark was an American ocean liner that was built by William Denny and Brothers for the American Line.
SS Southwark, arriving at the Red Star Pier, New York
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | SS Southwark |
Namesake | Southwark |
Owner |
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Operator | International Navigation Co. |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers |
Launched | July 4, 1893 |
In service | December 28, 1893 |
Out of service | 1911 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1911 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger ship |
Tonnage | 8,607 gross register tons |
Length | 146.3 m (480 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
Depth of hold | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | triple expansion engine, single screw propellers |
Speed | 11.5 knots |
Service history
editShe was launched in 1893 and initially sailed on American Line's transatlantic route from Liverpool, via Queenstown, to Philadelphia. In 1895, Southwark was sold to the Red Star Line which employed her on the Antwerp to New York route. In 1903 she was sold to the Dominion Line for the Liverpool to Canada route. She was sold to the Allan line before being scrapped in 1911.
Her sister ship was SS Kensington.
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